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Benjamin Cretois
I am a PhD Candidate in the project Digital Transformation where I am specializing in data analysis. I am passionate about making data more useful and more comprehensible for scientists and citizens and I am looking forward to continue working with data as a Data Scientist.
Education
PhD. Candidate, Spatial Data Analysis
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- Finding methods to improve the use of Citizen Science data
- Managing master students’ projects
- Teaching assistant in statistic and GIS courses)
M.Sc., Environment and Law
Université de Rennes I
Rennes, France
2018 - 2016
- Thesis: “The revival of wolves and other large carnivores and their impact on the livelihood of rural communities”
- Basic of database management (Microsoft Access and SQL)
B.S., Ecology and Evolution
Université de Rennes I
Rennes, France
2016 - 2013
Infantry School of Lorient
French Navy
Lorient, France
2011 - 2011
- Learning how to manage a team of soldiers
- First aid, thinking in harsh conditions
Research Experience
Research Assistant
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway
2018
- Helping in the writing of a report for the EU Parliament
- Analyzing depredation data from European country
Research Assistant
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Trondheim, Norway
2017
- Use of text data mining and classification methods to analyze environmental legislation
Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
I enjoy teaching very much. I believe that teaching is a way to better understand the concepts that we use ourselves
Quantitative methods
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Teaching the use of R programming, regression techniques & data visualization
- Master level class
GIS Tools for climate change studies
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Advanced GIS analysis to study climate related problems
- Master level class
Introduction to GIS & Quantitative methods
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
Current - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Introduction to programming in R and basic statistical techniques
- Bachelor level class
Selected Scientific Communication Writing
I regularly post tutorial about data analysis and summarize my recent papers on my website
Point pattern analysis in Stan - Part 2
benjamincretois.netlify.app
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2020
- Tutorial on analysing spatial patterns in R using Bayesian methods
Point pattern analysis in Stan - Part 1
benjamincretois.netlify.app
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2020
- Tutorial on analysing spatial patterns in R using Bayesian methods
The contribution of hunters to monitoring biodiversity in Europe
European Federation for Hunting and Conservation
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2020
- Short description of our paper Hunters as Citizen Scientists
Can Humans and Wild Ungulates Live Together in a European Landscape?
Ecology For the Masses
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2020
- Short description of our paper Challenges and opportunities of living with wild ungulates
Inspiring optimism: note from the Conservation Optimism Summit
Ecology For the Masses
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2019
- Short description of my contribution to the conference Conservation Optimism
Selected Publications
Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe.
Global Ecology and Conservation
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2020
- Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Grainger, M., Nilsen, E. B., & Rød, J. K.
- We assessed the means by which hunters contribute to biodiversity monitoring
The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe’s Anthropocene.
Biological Conservation
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2020
- Linnell, J. D., Cretois, B. (co-first authorship), Nilsen, E. B., Rolandsen, C. M., Solberg, E. J., Veiberg, V., … & Kaltenborn, B.
- We summarized and analyzed data on species distribution, ungulates-car collisions and hunting
Accounting for spatial varying sampling effort due to accessibility in Citizen Science data: A case study of moose in Norway.
Spatial Statistics
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2020
- Sicacha-Parada, J., Steinsland, I., Cretois, B., & Borgelt, J.
- We attempted to correct for biases in Citizen Science data
What form of human-wildlife coexistence is mandated by legislation? A comparative analysis of international and national instruments
Biodiversity and Conservation
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2019
- Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Kaltenborn, B. P., & Trouwborst, A.
- We used text mining and clustering algorithms
Research for AGRI Committee-The Revival of Wolves and Other Large Predators and Its Impact on Farmers and Their Livelihood in Rural Regions of Europe
Report for the European Parliament
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2018
- Linnell, J. D., & Cretois, B.
- We analyzed depredation data and communicated in a simple way for policy-makers
Selected Talks
Conceptual insights on what presence means
NTNU’s Department of Geography
Trondheim, Norway
2020
- Cretois, B.
- My talk about the meaning of “presence” in ecology and geography
Coexisting with large mammals in the human-dominated landscape of Europe’s Anthropocene.
4th Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos
Reykjavik, Iceland
2020
- Cretois, B.
Living with success with wild large mammals in Europe’s anthropogenic landscape
Conservation Optimism Summit
Oxford, UK
2019
- Cretois, B.